Dr Griseldis Kirsch Contemporary Japanese culture, with particular interest in Japanese media and popular culture, representations of 'Otherness', social phenomena and war memory.
Dr Nathan W. Hill Tibetan language from Old Tibetan to Modern Standard Tibetan; Tibetan historical and biographical literature; historical, descriptive and corpus linguistics, in particular with reference to Tibetan or other Tibeto-Burman/Sino-Tibetan languages; Chinese minorities; Mongolian
Dr Youngchan Oh Research Area: Lelang Commandery in Ancient Korean History Dates of appointment: September 2018 - August 2019
The everyday life of drugs: producers, dealers, consumers, enforcers This session, held in-person in London, will showcase research on the everyday realities, perspectives and experiences of participants in illicit drug economies, and discuss the wider implications of everyday perspectives on drugs.
Dr Cosima Bruno Contemporary Chinese poetry; translation studies; Chinese language art; Sinophone literatures